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I find two things helpful:

1. Learn to make judgment calls in the face of uncertainty.

2. Don't mistake attention for success.

People are prone to liking something for reasons that benefit them. Their reasons for being interested may be actively hostile to your goals and welfare. So don't let crowd reaction be overly important to you.

It's information. But it's also incomplete information and you need to think about things like "Is this really serving my goals and interests?"



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